Comments on: 2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Spurs – We All Know This is a Rubber Match

By: KBA

KBA — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:32:05 +0000

Also, S.A. defended Jalen physically and hard from the outset. Nothing was easy for him. Luckily we had other answers, a really good sign.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:35:33 +0000

This was also a plus game for Mike Brown in the Brown-Thibs discussion. He coached his ass off today.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:32:12 +0000

My unsung hero of the year thus far is Landry Shamet. You can tell from both the way he plays and from his postgame interviews that he’s a super-intelligent player, a consummate pro. He has added a great spark to our bench unit, both physically and mentally.

Most of you aren’t old enough to remember the Willis-Clyde Knicks, but rooting for those teams as a kid has forever imbued me with enormous respect for high b-ball IQ players. Shamet is a throwback to that team.

By: Director NYC

Director NYC — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:23:56 +0000

I don’t have any emperical evidence but it seems like Mikal raises his game vs elite competition. This is why they trust him in the playoffs.

By: KBA

KBA — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:50:22 +0000

It’s amazing how much better we are when Mikal is doing his thing on both ends.

Interviewed at halftime about his strong offensive performance thus far in the game, Mikal credited his teammates for doing a great job finding him in good spots. Maybe a subtle hint?

Either way, that Alvy pass to him made me fall off my chair. I liked it so much.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:43:04 +0000

Lowest score by the Spurs this year, also apparently largest margin of defeat.

I’m really liking this “hold everyone under 100 points” thing.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:56:13 +0000

Today was very encouraging. At the end of the day, it takes some of the sting away from losing to Cleveland on the road.

It’s amazing how much better we are when Mikal is doing his thing on both ends.

By: marechal

marechal — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:17:34 +0000

3rd in offense, 8th in defense after this game. The way they’ve been playing, #5 defense is not unthinkable. Offense has slipped a bit from earlier in the season (I’d guess mostly due to the starting lineup, but the arrow is point upwards.

By: rama, orchestra seats baby

rama, orchestra seats baby — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:26:19 +0000

You forgot Alvo

By: TheRant

TheRant — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:42:24 +0000

Lordy I loved this game.

Mo D, Shamet, Mitch, Deuce (when he returns). 24 games to go and we have a BENCH now and it’s a serious group.

And then Kolek and Sochan and Huk and McCullar as the backups to our backups. We are ready for a run if we should be so lucky.

They had the best player on the floor today, maybe even one of the ten best players I will see in my lifetime. But we had a TEAM and that was a TEAM win and a TEAM DEFENSIVE win. I’m happy.